A man suffered severe burns after an explosion this week in a Santa Clarita apartment that authorities said was being used as a marijuana grow house and laboratory for the extraction of tetrahydrocannabinol, commonly known as THC and the active ingredient in reefer.

A man hanging from the side of a mountain was rescued by deputies early Tuesday, according to a statement from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
About 1:10 a.m. Tuesday, a group of motorists flagged down deputies to tell them their friend's...

A roughly hour-long car chase that winded through the Crescenta Valley foothills during rush hour Thursday ended after the fleeing driver surrendered to deputies.
The chase ended in a Tujunga neighborhood at about 8:45 a.m. when officers used the so-...

Christmas just might bring record high temperatures to the Southland, the Los Angeles Times reports.
It's so warm and dry that forecasters have issued a red flag fire warning through Thursday evening for much of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
The...

The father of state Assemblyman Mike Gatto was discovered shot to death in his Silver Lake home Wednesday night, the victim of an apparent home invasion, police said.
The body of Joseph Gatto, 78, was found at about 8:15 p.m., slumped over a desk in his...

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Unseasonably warm temperatures in the Los Angeles area are expected to drop sharply midweek as a new weather system blows in.
"Basically, we're starting out with temperatures well above normal," said meteorologist David Sweet of the National Weather Service in Oxnard, adding that highs Monday were expected to be in the upper 70s to mid-80s.
Temperatures will dip slightly on Tuesday, then, Sweet said, "we're going to see a dramatic change in the weather by Wednesday, with highs in the lower to mid-60s....

[UPDATE 7:55 a.m.: The California Highway Patrol has reopened all lanes following a fiery crash involving two semi trucks shut down all westbound lanes on the 210 Freeway in La Crescenta early Tuesday.]
Crews scrambled to clean up the debris before rush hour.
The trucks collided on the westbound 210 just east of Lowell Avenue at about 12:03 a.m. "and one became fully engulfed" in flames, California Highway Patrol Officer Jennifer Cassidy told the Los Angeles Times.
Cassidy said alcohol was not...

Singer Bobby Brown, ex-husband of the late Whitney Houston, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in Tarzana early Wednesday morning, his second such arrest in the San Fernando Valley in about six months.
Los Angeles Police Department Officer Venus Hall told the Los Angeles Times that officers pulled Brown over near the intersection of Ventura Boulevard and Corbin Avenue about 1 a.m. and "when they approached him, they smelled the alcohol."
Hall said it was unclear if Brown took a...

Metrolink officials are warning of possible systemwide delays after a complication with a water main near Union Station.
Metrolink spokesman Scott Johnson said that the agency was notified of a problem with a water main near the area where Riverside Drive crosses the Los Angeles River about 10:50 a.m. Wednesday and that Twitter messages were sent out as a preemptive strategy to warn passengers of the issue.
One of the Twitter messages encourages passengers "to take an earlier train in order to reach...

Los Angeles County transportation officials on Thursday endorsed a proposed ballot measure that would extend a half-cent sales tax for transportation projects by 30 years.
Measure R, which was passed by voters in 2008, currently ends in 2039. If voters passed the proposed measure, which would be on the November presidential ballot, it would end in 2069.
If it passes, officials plan to borrow against future revenues to help expedite the transit projects funded by Measure R, including the Westside...

Elected officials, and a handful of Los Angeles community members, celebrated the opening of the Orange Line extension on Friday, a 4-mile addition to the popular busway in the San Fernando Valley.
The Orange Line travels 14 miles east-west from North Hollywood to Warner Center. The north-south extension runs between the Canoga station and the Chatsworth Metrolink station, allowing a one-seat ride between Chatsworth and North Hollywood, where passengers can catch the Red Line subway.
Mayor Antonio...